🔎 Women's EURO Group A wide open, impossible to pick favourites | OneFootball

The Group A of the Women's Euro 2025 offers an exciting start with the host, Switzerland, joined by three teams from Northern Europe: Norway, Iceland, and Finland. Four teams with their own identity, marked by tactical and physical rigor, and many unresolved issues in major tournaments. It will be a relentless group, where every point can make the difference between staying alive or going home early.

⭐ A player from each team to watch

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🇨🇭 Lia Wälti (Switzerland). The Arsenal midfielder is the engine of the Swiss team. Switzerland relies on her to organize the play from the base, set the pace, and protect the defense with her tactical reading. Captaining the team in their Euro as hosts, her experience will be vital to maintain calm and balance in key moments. In her country, she is already seen as one of the great figures of the tournament.

🇳🇴 Caroline Graham Hansen (Norway). The true offensive beacon of Norway, Graham Hansen arrives at the Euro with the desire to prove herself after years marked by injuries. The FC Barcelona attacker is a game-changer, capable of breaking lines with her dribbling and creating danger from both flanks. Her quality is unquestionable, and if she is physically at 100%, she can make a difference in any match. Norway needs her at her best to inspire once again.

🇮🇸 Glódís Viggósdóttir (Iceland) The Bayern Munich center-back is a guarantee in the Icelandic defense. Strong in the air, composed in challenges, and very secure in marking, she leads a defense that will be key to her team's aspirations. Her experience in the elite of European football and her ability to organize the defensive line make her an indispensable figure to support the team against technically superior opponents.

🇫🇮 Linda Sällström (Finland) A living legend of Finnish football. At 36 years old, Sällström has overcome a nightmare of injuries to arrive in time for the big event. The historic top scorer of her country, her instinct in the area and ability to appear at the right moments remain intact. If Finland has any chance of causing an upset, it depends on her accuracy in front of goal.

❌ The most notable absences and injuries

The major setback in this group is suffered by Norway, who will not be able to count on center-back Guro Bergsvand, injured days before the tournament. Her place has been taken by Marthine Østenstad, less experienced in tournaments of this magnitude. Although not an absence per se, there is also concern about the physical condition of Caroline Graham Hansen, recently recovered and with limited load in pre-tournament training.

Finland, for its part, arrives with several physical doubts, especially in veteran players like Sällström, who despite being called up, carries a tough history of knee injuries. Iceland and Switzerland, on the other hand, have been able to prepare for the tournament with their full squads, without significant absences in the starting lineup except for Ramona Bachmann, injured in the anterior cruciate ligament of her knee.

🗓️ The most important match of the group stage

Switzerland – Norway (July 2, St. Jakob-Park, Basel)

The opening match of the Euro will also be the most decisive in Group A. The host faces the big favorite in a clash that could shape the development of the first phase. For Switzerland, it is a golden opportunity to start the tournament with momentum in front of their fans. For Norway, a trial by fire from minute one. The result could set the path for the group leadership or, alternatively, completely shake up the group standings. A duel that mixes history, pressure, quality, and many unresolved issues.

📊 Who are the favorites to advance?

Norway starts as the favorite. Their squad, with top-level names like Graham Hansen, Reiten, or Maanum, is one of the strongest in the tournament. However, their inconsistency in previous major events forces caution. Switzerland, driven by the local factor and with a solid base led by Wälti and Crnogorcevic, should compete for that second spot — or even the first if they take advantage of the home crowd's support.

Iceland is an enigma: compact, physical, and hard to beat, they can hold their ground and surprise if they capitalize on their defensive strength. Finland, although starting a step below, relies on the unity and experience of their veterans to put up a fight. In this group, no team can afford to fail.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here.

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